Chapter 107: Gaze in the Stands (1st Update, Asking for a Monthly Pass)
The camera also gave a close-up of the chairman's box at Stamford Bridge at this time.
Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich looked calm, and the personal secretary next to him, Granovskaia, whispered 'BOSS, the team has a second leg left. ’
"I'm not angry." Abramovich shook his head, "I'm just a little lost. ”
At the same time last season, Chelsea were as many as 21 points behind leaders Manchester United, which is an embarrassing gap, and now, although Chelsea are only theoretically close to the league title, they are only five points away from leaders Liverpool, which is an improvement, not to mention the team's progress to the semi-finals of the Champions League, which is also quite a good record.
Abramovich is more patient now than he was a decade ago.
So, Abu said that he was not angry, but just a little lost.
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"Boss, I suggest we can bring in this Chinese player." Chelsea CEO Ron Brown. "He's able to score goals for us, and the lack of scoring ability in the front line at the moment is the biggest problem. ”
Abramovich was noncommittal, but looked at Granovskaia, "What do you think?" ”
This made Ron. Gully joined Chelsea in 2004 and has been with Chelsea for 10 years, including five years since 2009, he has been the CEO of the team, but he clearly feels that the owner does not trust him as much as he used to, or more precisely, Abramovich now trusts the woman next to him even more: Granovskaya!
Granovskaya, who majored in foreign languages at university, graduated from Moscow State University in 1997 and joined the Siberian Oil Company, initially as Abramovich's personal assistant. From humble assistant to billionaire personal advisor, it took her only five years to become a member of the think tank of the Abu business empire, with whom she has been working for 18 years.
After Abu bought Chelsea in 2003, she moved with him to London. According to people close to Abu, although the title is not eye-catching, she is actually the CEO of Abu's vast business empire and the billionaire's chief behind-the-scenes strategist, with Abu's 100% trust.
Granovskaya has no interest in becoming a celebrity, and "holding power" is what interests her. To do so, she texts the players to check on the status of the team, and most recently led to Jose Mourinho's return to Chelsea in 2013. You must know that the madman left in 2007 after falling out with Abu, so you need to know how difficult it is to repair the relationship during this period. In other words, both sides need a step, and Granovskaia's matchmaking is this step.
At the time of Mourinho's return, Aburidus also placed Granovskaia on the club's executive board as the club's head officer, giving him a greater say in the club.
"Very good choice." Granovskaya nodded, "Boss, my team has been paying attention to Jiang, if Jiang can be introduced, it will be a win-win result for competition and business, and I will form a report and submit it to you as soon as possible." ”
"Good." Abramovich nodded with satisfaction, no matter what advice he needed from Granovskaia, this woman would always be prepared in advance and be able to give feasible construction and proposals.
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Borussia Dortmund made a substitution, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang coming off and Gundogan coming off the bench.
The Dortmund fans in the stands gave a standing ovation as Gundogan returned from injury, having last played for Dortmund in an official match 269 days ago.
Three minutes later, there was an unexpected situation on the field.
Gundogan and Reuss collided with the wall and split the ball to the wing, Mkhitaryan passed the ball into the box, and Jiang Chenxi's shot was saved by Cech.
Just when Jiang Chenxi was annoyed, Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech sat on the ground, and the Czech made a substitution gesture with a painful expression.
'Cech is injured and he looks like he's realised he's not going to be right and makes a substitution.
Chelsea's team doctor ran into the pitch, Mourinho's expression was solemn, and on the bench, substitute goalkeeper Schwarzer hurried up to warm up.
The team doctor then communicated with Cech and made a gesture towards the sidelines after a preliminary check-up.
Chelsea's main goalkeeper Petr Cech was substituted due to injury, with Schwarzer coming off the bench.
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'Cech's departure with an injury is bad news for Chelsea, with Schwarzer coming off the bench as he became the oldest player to make an appearance in the knockout stages of the Champions League (41 years, 198 days). He Wei said that for a good commentator, all kinds of data need to be at your fingertips.
Frequent injuries to players disrupted Mourinho's substitutions.
Just four minutes later, John Terry fell to the ground after heading over to Jiang Chenxi, and the Chelsea captain lay on the ground in agony.
After the team doctor entered the field for inspection, he shook his head helplessly and made a gesture of substitution.
Mourinho's face on the sidelines was green.
Chelsea made a substitution, John Terry was replaced, Schurrle came off the bench, and David was substituted. Luiz returned to centre-back, Ramirez dropped back and Schurrle was up.
"Jiang Chenxi must be the least popular person among Chelsea fans right now." Eric. Lange quipped, "One goal in each half also caused Cech and Terry to leave the pitch injured, and most importantly, Jiang's movements were clean, and it can only be said that Cech and Terry were unlucky." ”
Mourinho's substitution can be said to be timely and aimed at maximizing the stability of the backline while hoping to strengthen the attack.
However, Jurgen Klopp was able to react in time, replacing Mkhitaryan with captain Kyle to bolster the midfield defence.
In the ensuing game, the two sides fell into a stalemate in the midfield, and neither of them got too good chances to score.
By the time the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, neither side could find the back of the net again.
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"It's over! The game is over! The referee blew the whistle for the end of the game. He Wei shouted, "Dortmund won 2-1 away against Chelsea, Jiang Chenxi scored twice!" He was the biggest contributor to Dortmund's away win, winning away and scoring two away goals at the same time, Dortmund took the lead in the semi-final two-legged knockout round! ”
At this time, the camera gave Jiang Chenxi a close-up, and the Chinese star and his teammates high-fived one by one, with a smile of excitement and joy on their faces.
'Two goals that caused Petr Cech and John Terry to leave the pitch unexpectedly injured, leaving Chelsea scarred. Zhang Lu said, "Jiang Chenxi and Borussia Dortmund are one step closer to this season's Champions League final, of course, there are still 90 minutes to play, everything is still unknown, they can't be careless, Mourinho's team is very resilient." ”